NaNoWriNO: The Conclusion

NaNoWriNO Day 30

Topic: THE END!!!!!!

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I must confess, I am kind of sad NaNoWriNO is over. It felt a bit like running a marathon. The first week started off pretty easily, and I was overly confident about the challenge. The second week got slightly more difficult, but I managed to power through it. The third week I basically wanted to die. This last week seemed to be relatively painless because of the endorphin rush, or maybe because of all the drugs I do.

Were all of my posts great? Hell to the no. Did I put forth effort so that nothing was a total waste of internet space? You betcha.

Let’s break down my NaNoWriNO experience, shall we?

The Good

• I completed it (sweet mother of all things holy, I COMPLETED IT)
• I realized I can write every day, and more than just “Why does my breath smell like cat litter?” on a random post-it note
• I had a ton of fun doing it despite my constant whining
• I gained new followers, and found new bloggers
• The birth of my Phonics by Tonic™ greeting card line! (thanks again Bill Friday)
• Some of you seemed to actually enjoy this
• I opened up and wrote a little more personally than I normally do on this blog
• Some of the comments made on my posts made me guffaw
• I learned that I waste a lot of time on Facebook or Pinterest or David Hasselhoff fansites when I could be writing

The Bad

• Sleep deprivation
• No time for other hobbies
• Mandatory posts took the joy out of writing them at times
• Wishing I had more time to brainstorm about certain topics I picked
• I deviated from the challenge a couple of times
• I probably made typos in more than a few places

The Ugly

• One of my favorite things about blogging is reading other people’s blogs, and I didn’t have nearly enough time for that
• Keeping up with comments

So, it was mostly good. NaNoWriNO was definitely a win!

Here’s how the posts fared…

Top 3 Viewed

Tears of a Clown

Dickorating

Live Long and Prosper

Top 3 Commented

Tears of a Clown

Feliz Cumpleaños

Clothes Encounter of a Bad Kind

Top 3 Crowd Favorites

Greeting Card Post #1

Greeting Card Post #2

Greeting Card Post #3

I want to sincerely thank all of you for sticking by me during this challenge. I know it’s not easy to take time out of your days to read this many posts, and I really appreciate all of the participation. I seriously don’t think I would have made it through the challenge if people weren’t interacting as much as they did.

I also want to send a huge shout out and thank you to my girl, Speaker7. She jumped on this runaway train with me, and I think she did an amazing job. If you aren’t following her yet you should be.

This is dinosaur for, “FUCK YEAH, SPEAKER7!”

Lastly, I want to give a nod to those who completed NaNoWriMo which is NaNoWriNO’s older, more belligerent brother. This is a huge accomplishment, and I like to give props where props are due. I’ll link to “I’M DONE!” posts as I see them come in. If you want me to link to yours, just leave it as a comment below.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to catch up on some sleep.

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NaNoWriMO Winners!

The Bumble Files – I’m a NaNoWriMo Winner! I did it!

The Eff Stop – Lorri Anna Banana

Stork Hunting – “Help Wanted”

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Thanks again, Hooked on Tonics!

NaNoWriNO Day 29

Tags: blog challenge, dinosaurs riding sharks, Hi iRuniBreathe!, I'm so sleepy I just drank mayonnaise, my breath smells like cat litter, nanowrimo, nanowrino, speaker7, this is as close as I'll get to running an actual marathon